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Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum
Collects, preserves, and exhibits objects and documents pertinent to whaling.
http://www.cshwhalingmuseum.org
Baltimore Maritime Museum
Ships from 1930 to 1986. Lightship Chesapeake.
http://www.baltomaritimemuseum.org/
Biloxi Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum
preserving the maritime history and heritage of Biloxi and the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
http://www.maritimemuseum.org/
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
Museum includes nine exhibit buildings displaying the maritime history of the Chesapeake Bay.
http://www.cbmm.org/
Maine Maritime Museum
Site displays exhibit information, upcoming events, programs, educational promotions, directions to reach the museum and other points of interest.
http://www.bathmaine.com/
Columbia River Maritime Museum
Maritime heritage of the Pacific Northwest.
http://www.crmm.org/
Door County Maritime Museum
Exhibits include wooden boats, model ships, pilot house and engine room, vintage outboards, canoes, and history of famous ships contracted by the US Navy.
http://dcmm.org/index.html
Mariners' Museum
Research Library and Archives in Newport News, Virginia.
http://www.mariner.org/
Discover Sea Shipwreck Museum
with hundreds of coins, silver and gold bars, weapons, jewelry, porcelain and pottery recovered from shipwrecks.
http://www.beach-net.com/discoversea.html
Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum
Featuring shipwreck and diving exhibits, plus an Edmund Fitzgerald memorial, including the ships' bell.
http://www.shipwreckmuseum.com/
Los Angeles Maritime Museum
Galleries of exhibits exploring the maritime history of Southern California.
http://www.lamaritimemuseum.org
Maritime Museum of British Columbia
has exhibits and artifacts representing British Columbia's maritime heritage.
http://mmbc.bc.ca/index.html
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Includes a fleet of historic vessels at Hyde Street Pier, a maritime museum, and library. Boatbuilding and woodworking workshops. History, music and craft programs for all ages.
http://www.nps.gov/safr
Marine Museum of the Great Lakes
Artifacts from Lake Ontario shipwrecks. Exhibit on turn of the century shipbuilding.
http://www.marmus.ca/marmus/mmuseum.html
Mariners Park Museum
Retraces early shipping history on the Canadian Great Lakes.
http://www.stormy.ca/marmus/
Maritime Museum
San Francisco National Historical Park and Maritime Museum.
http://www.nps.gov/safr/local/museum.html
Portland Harbor Museum
The maritime museum of the port of Portland, Maine.
http://www.portlandharbormuseum.org
Marquette Maritime Museum
Marquette and Lake Superior.
http://www.uproc.lib.mi.us/maritime/maritime.htm
North Carolina Maritime Museum
The Museum has an active Boatbuilding Program, and offers many Environmental Education Programs, including the Cape Lookout Studies Program, which operates from a remote facility on North Carolina's Outer Banks.
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/maritime/default.htm
Penobscot Marine Museum
Searsport, Maine. Eight historic buildings house one of New England's collections of marine art, artifacts and maritime heritage.
http://www.acadia.net/pmmuseum/
National Maritime Museum Association
exhibits, ship preservation, educational programs and publications.
http://www.maritime.org/
Kendall Whaling Museum
twelve maritime galleries house international collections of nautical art, history, and ethnology celebrating the age-old human fascination with whales.
http://www.kwm.org/
Apalachicola Maritime Museum
Presenting the maritime history of the American South, particularly that of the Apalachicola Bay, Florida region.
http://www.baynavigator.com/
Westport Maritime Museum
some ships, a light-house and the children's discovery room.
http://westportwa.com/museum/index.html
North Shore Commercial Fishing Museum
Features over 3,000 objects and materials with emphasis on the commercial fishing industry and early lifestyles of the shore and waters of Lake Superior. Includes events and programs, hours, admission, membership, store and directions. Located in Tofte, Minnesota.
http://www.commercialfishingmuseum.org
The Overfalls Maritime Museum Foundation
Offers tour of the lightship "Overfalls". Includes list of technical specifications, membership application, hours, admission and directions. Located in Lewes, Delaware.
http://www.overfalls.org
Fairport Lighthouse
Take a virtual tour of the lighthouse and marine museum in Fairport Harbor, OH.
http://jefftaipale.crosswinds.net/lighthouse/
The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
Part of the Nova Scotia Museum, specializing in marine history of Atlantic Canada. Includes information on exhibits, admission prices and hours of operation.
http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mma/
Indian River Life Saving Station Museum and Historic Site
Located in Rehoboth Beach, Deleware. Includes history, foundation, getting involved, and museum store.
http://indianriverstation.org/
Reedville Fishermen's Museum
Dedicated to preserving the heritage of Virginia's watermen, history and culture. Includes hours, admission, membership levels, upcoming events, volunteerism, and directions.
http://www.rfmuseum.org/
Hudson River Maritime Museum
Preserving the maritime history of the river, its tributaries, and the industries that developed around it. Features paintings, prints, photographs and ephemera, vessel blueprints, pieces of sunken vessels and ship models. Includes hours, fees, school programs, membership application and directions. Located in Kingston, New York.
http://www.hrmm.org/
Vancouver Maritime Museum
Interprets the story of Canada's Pacific port and its links with the Pack Rim with artifacts, models, paintings, photographs. Includes virtual tour, upcoming events, educational programs, hours, fees, directions. Located in Vancouver, British Columbia.
http://www.vancouvermaritimemuseum.com/
Horton Point Lighthouse and Nautical Museum
Displays collection of both museum-owned and patron-loaned lighthouse and other early marine artifacts, including sea chests, paintings, photographs, maps, scrimshaw, baymen's tools. Includes hours, admission and directions. Located in Southold, New York.
http://www.longislandlighthouses.com/hortonpoint/index.htm
East End Seaport Museum & Marine Foundation
Operates the Marine Museum and maintains the Bug Lighthouse. Exhibits include Fresnel lenses. Includes calendar of events, gift shop, newsletter, children's events, blacksmith shop, member and volunteer opportunities. Located in Greenport, New York.
http://www.eastendseaport.org
Maritime Museum of Sandusky
Located in Sandusky, Ohio and dedicated to preserving local maritime heritage. Includes a virtual museum tour, information about early Ohio boat builders, wooden boat building classes, historical lecture series, Great Lakes passenger vessels and shipping originating in Sandusky, and a reference library.
http://www.sanduskymaritime.org/
Key West Shipwreck Historeum Museum
Combines actors, films, laser technology and the actual artifacts from the recently rediscovered wrecked vessel Isaac Allerton.
http://www.shipwreckhistoreum.com/
Texas Maritime Museum
Exhibits Texas maritime history. Includes membership information, special events, and a list of maritime links. Scheduling forms for education programs available on-line.
http://www.texasmaritimemuseum.org
Long Island Maritime Museum
Preserving Long Island's regional maritime heritage for educational purposes. Information on oysters, Long Island shipwrecks and great events.
http://www.limaritime.org
Tahoe Maritime Museum - Home Page
museum dedicated to preserving Lake Tahoe's maritime history through innovative interpretation and public education
http://www.tahoemaritimemuseum.org
Hart Nautical Collection @MIT
Largest Collection of ship plans and drawings in the Northeast.
http://web.mit.edu/museum/collections/hart-nautical.html
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Tour the USS Cobia and visit the largest maritime museum on the Great Lakes: WWII periscope, model ship gallery, and the re-creation of a historic port city. Find out why Manitowoc is Wisconsin's Maritime Capital.
http://www.wimaritimemuseum.org
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
a non-profit organization for preserving and sharing the history of Lake Champlain, Vermont, USA.
http://www.lcmm.org
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
Preserves and presents the maritime history of the Santa Barbara Channel and its National Marine.
http://www.sbmm.org
New Bedford Whaling Museum
Events calendar, news, collections, membership and area information.
http://www.whalingmuseum.org
The Old Coast Guard Station
Museum housed in a former Coast Guard/Service Station in Virginia. Offers information on exhibits and the museum's research library.
http://www.oldcoastguardstation.com
Dossin Great Lakes Museum
The history of the Great Lakes Passenger Vessels, gallery of ship models and the "Gothic Room," located on Belle Isle, outside of Detroit.
http://www.detroithistorical.org/exhibits/index.asp?MID=2
Iowa Great Lakes Maritime Museum at Lake Okoboji
Was established in 1984 to be an aid in the collection of funds for the building of the Okoboji Queen II.
http://www.okobojimuseum.org/
National Park Service Maritime Heritage Program
Maritime Resources within the National Park System, USA.
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/
Marine Museum of the Great Lakes
History of shipping on the Great Lakes. Located in Kingston, Ontario. Includes information about research, publications, and admission details.
http://www.marmus.ca/
Texas Seaport Museum
Home of the Elissa, a three-masted, iron-hulled sailing ship built in 1877 in Aberdeen, Scotland. Includes history of the ship, events, exhibits and films, admission prices and schedule, educational programs, FAQs, ship's specifications, volunteer programs and links. Located in Galveston, Texas.
http://www.tsm-elissa.org/
Oregon Maritime Center and Museum
Houses international exhibits of models and artifacts, including early sailing vessel models and ships in bottles, the stern-wheel tug boat Portland, shipyard displays and early diving equipment. Includes hours, location, admission fees, membership details and volunteer opportunities. Located in Portland.
http://www.oregonmaritimemuseum.org/
Connecticut River Museum
Features permanent and changing exhibitions on the maritime, economic and cultural history of the Connecticut River valley from Canada to Long Island. Includes hours, admission rates, membership details, educational programs, links and directions.
http://www.ctrivermuseum.org/
Palm Beach Maritime Museum
Exhibits include restored President John F. Kennedy Bunker, former U.S. Coast Guard station and education center. Includes photos, hours of operation, fees and directions. Located in West Palm Beach, Florida.
http://www.pbmm.org/
Mystic Seaport
Living history museum features a village, ships and 17 acres of exhibits depicting coastal life in New England in the 19th century. Includes intereactive exhibits, calendar, programs, hours, fees and directions. Located in Connecticut.
http://www.visitmysticseaport.com/
Maritime Industry Museum
Housed on the campus of the State University of New York (SUNY). Includes overview and exhibit layout, news, and visitor information.
http://www.maritimeindustrymuseum.org/
Great Lakes Lore Maritime Museum
Museum exhibiting the history of the shipping industry and related occupations on the Great Lakes.
http://www.gllmm.org/
San Diego Maritime Museum
Visitor information, exhibits, education, publications, events calendar, and special events facilities.
http://www.sdmaritime.com/
San Francisco Maritime NHP
includes the historic fleet at Hyde Street Pier.
http://www.maritime.org/safrhome.shtml
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